Lords debates modern languages
29 October 2010
Members of the House of Lords discussed the importance attached by the Government to the teaching of modern languages in schools and universities in a debate on 28 October
- Watch the debate on the importance of modern languages in education
- Lords Hansard: read the transcript on the debate
Baroness Coussins (Crossbench), chair of the All Party Group on Modern Languages, opened the debate. Other Members participating in the debate:
- Baroness Benjamin (Liberal Democrat), governor of Dulwich College and chancellor of Exeter University
- Baroness Sherlock (Labour), former chief executive of the Refugee Council who was a special adviser to Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor
- Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench), former diplomat and chair of the United Nations Association UK
- Lord Jay of Ewelme (Crossbench), former head of the Diplomatic Service
- Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat), school governor and former education spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats
- Baroness Warnock (Crossbench), a philosopher specialising in education and morality
Baroness Hooper, Lord Harrison, Lord Broers, Baroness Butler-Sloss, Lord Cobbold, Baroness Crawley and Lord Lyell also spoke in the debate. Baroness Garden of Frognal spoke on behalf of the Government.